Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-01-15
KENTUCKY MooNsHINsRs.
Dangers Encountered By Deputy
Mersbeis VINO Are sent to Ar
rest Them.


rest Them.
The deputy United States marshali
are busy in this district, composed o
the counties of Clay, Harland. Bell, ant
Knox, writes Bourbonville, Ky,
correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer. They have now in the jails Of
Whitney, Laurel. and Knox about forty
pr soners, most of them charged witt
''moonshining Two of them are
charged with manufacturing and utter.
ing counterfeit coin. They are Sherman
Freeman and Buck Bolin. The arrest
I OF these men viii illustrate the methods
which the deputy narshals must pursue
to accomplish their purpose. Both
men lived in Clay county, but. inaiy
miles apart thbheh partners. in the
Manufacture of the queer" Freeman
lived on Otter creek, Il lonely place. as
all these mountain creek localities are
Deputy John Rogers took with him
four men, well armed. After long
ride they arrived at night within five
hundred yards of Freeman's cabin.
There the horses were left. and the Of
lcers went on foot the remainder of
the distance, SO as not to alarm the
game. Reaching the door. Rogers
knocked. A voice answered "Who S
thereP" A civil reply was given, when
the door was opened Rogers and his
deputies stepped in and getting the
drop on the men commanded them to
hold up their hands, which they did.
h. - al.
recognized his voice, and it was well he
did. The men were in bed with pistol
By their Sides Freeman had been no.
titled to leave the place by a written
notice nailed to his gate-post, and was
given ten days to get out, at the end OF
which time the gang was to carry out
Their threat of removing him. The
time expired the night that the mar.
shall arrived, and Freeman was feady
for the attack. The officers came near
having a desperate fight by mistake.
This is Freeman story, but the officers
had got "thc drop on the men, or it
might have been Il different story.
Buck Bolin was arrested at the head OF
Goose creek, abouf twenty miles away.
on the same II ght. He is u school
teacher. The men were placed in jail
at Barboursville. They were d scov
cred by the pa, ment to boy. by Frse-
man, for services rendered, of coun-
terfelt silver dollar, which he was I'M
able to get changed,
A United States marshal dare not
20 into any of those mounted settle
ments 10 make an arrest unarmed. He
ct. l5 10 n
destination by night, approaches the
offenders stopping place stcalthily. and
gets the drop on him. That is the
first and most essential thing to be done.
When it is done, and the man throws
up his hands the jig is up. On the
road to prison the prisoner is informed
of the charge against him. To 60 |
through. the formula of reading a war
rant to a man on Otter creek before he
is disarmed would be the death war
rant of the foolhardy officer.
The deputies have arduous and dam
gerous duties to perform, but ther per-
form them with as much considerat on
rs possible under the circumstances.
Uncle Sans processes
often bring grief and distress to many
poor, wretched famil es in the Kentucky |
1t is not alone the man
who i'll city makes whisky that is ar
rested, but if poor devil sells a little
20 neighbor he is Liable to Information
and removal to Louisville or Covington
'or trial. He may be the only scanty
support of a large family, but Uncle
sam is ineXhorable, aud he must yet
at ..M hn,i Il. fa n,,I /
children and travel with the marshal.
40 matter what the weather Should
he marshal be lenient to the prisoner,
hat is his lookout, and few of them
IRE wiling to take the desperate risks
These mountainecrs. if they have the
,hance, had rather fight and take the
'isk of being killed than TO be taken
tway from home for months, perhaps
or years. For these rude men love
nome, poor and dest tute as it may be,
md it seems that The poorer il Is the
more desperately they will fight for it.
Uncle Sam is an energetically of tho
They should never
avcr the abolition of the internal
evcnue system as applied to the manu-
acture OF intoX cantS, nor waste their
ime fighting for a constitutional amend.
nent prohib ting their manufacture.
f the prohibitionists will forbid the
ale, and the government tax the legit
nate manufacture and punish the il
egitimate. the manufacture will soon
ease. Howard, who Is under indct-
nent for the shooting of Col Hugh
sogers in Harlan county, is among the
-, |
He was spoken to
bout the shooting. HIS replies show
d him to be full of cunning. His
tile. keen restless eyes did not rest
i'll on the visitor. Their glances were
Irtive and suspic Gus. He denied the
hooting in an argumentatve way by
that his clothing dil not
nit the description nor his foot the size
the man who was seen going up to
ogers' window; that. in fact. the
rime was committed by another.
hose father-in-law, being on the grand
Try. prevented his Indictment That
ian, he said. had gone TO North Car
lima. Howard is of medium size,
light built, with light thin hair. lie
restless and nervous. He can not
and still, and his attitudes. as he shifts
inself continuously while walking. are
nose of the thoroughbred mountain
nlly. to whom an open field and
iir fight would be an absurd exposure {
his valuable person. The trial y,
rs man in Harlan county III ac
idst of his friends aud rcl1iio.is
here conviction is out II The queS. on